false 5527 39 This landmark book is a loosely fictionalized account of Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, one of the nation's most astounding politicians. <b>All the King's Men</b> tells the story of Willie Stark, a southern-fried politician who builds support by appealing to the common man and playing dirty politics with the best of the back-room deal-makers. Though Stark quickly sheds his idealism, his right-hand man, Jack Burden -- who narrates the story -- retains it and proves to be a thorn in the new governor's side. Stark becomes a successful leader, but at a very high price, one that eventually costs him his life. The award-winning book is a play of politics, society and personal affairs, all wrapped in the cloak of history. 900927 book 1946 All the King's Men total:4672|5:1905|4:1666|3:820|2:211|1:70| 4672 19141 6792 524 4 4 true false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 29 08:29:44 -0800 2008 Thu May 01 08:58:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 23 23:03:58 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 05 10:04:14 -0700 2008 2 more...]]> 0 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 12:12:20 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 02 12:12:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Dec 23 04:21:47 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 26 05:14:45 -0800 2008 All the King's Men is much more than the usual purported centrality of Willie Stark's political motives and final demise, and the usual shallow analogies to Huey Long; if anything, the novel's narrator, Jack B...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 16 10:10:54 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 13:12:33 -0700 2009
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2. it buttresses so many bunk assumptions about the way that the world is supposed to work. So--violence/coersion are nece...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Feb 14 22:12:24 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 22:12:24 -0800 2008 This book grabbed me by the collar and pulled me in when I picked it up at the bookstore and I couldn't breath until I finished it.

This is exactly what American politics, in the essential or fundamental sense, are about. Innocense gets you into the game, experience gets you furthe...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 18:03:51 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 16:38:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 22 15:11:31 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 22 15:11:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jun 12 08:43:15 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 17:48:00 -0700 2007
Though both film renditions have wone certain accl...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 19:01:18 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 16:37:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 14:44:33 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 14:50:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 06:11:39 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 06:17:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 22:21:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 14:04:29 -0700 2009 I thought it was about Louisiana politician Willie Stark, modeled after real-life Louisiana politician Huey "Kingfish" Long.
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The things that stood out about it:

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